Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling video game of 2011. Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Officer shared the news in a financial results report today.
That wasn?t the only substantial Call of Duty news last year. According to Activision, Black Ops was the fifth best-selling game in dollars, over seven million gamers have registered for Call of Duty Elite, and more than 639 million hours have been spent online with Modern Warfare 3.
Here?s a quick rundown of Activision?s Call of Duty-related success in 2011, courtesy of the company?s latest financial report:
- For the calendar year, in aggregate across all platforms in the U.S. and Europe, Activision Publishing?s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the #1 best-selling title in dollars, and Call of Duty: Black Ops was the #5 best-selling title in dollars.(3)
- In November 2011, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 became the first video game ever to surpass $775 million in retail sales in its first five days of release and the only entertainment property to cross the $1 billion mark in 16-days, eclipsing ?Avatar?s? 17-day record.(4)
- As of January 31, 2012, more than seven million gamers have registered for Call of Duty Elite, including more than 1.5 million premium annual memberships the company has sold for the online service.
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players logged more than 639 million hours of online gameplay through December 31, 2011.
- Total unique online gamers playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 were more than 12% greater than the total unique online gamers who played Call of Duty: Black Ops during the first two months after each game?s release.
Source: Activision PR
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